Abstract
This paper aims to explore various perceptions about capacity development, and its
implementation in Pakistani Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Owing to the dearth of
literature regarding how capacity development and its operationalization is understood by the
various stakeholders in the development aid system, this study at hand is an attempt to address
these gaps by embracing an inductive and exploratory research method. We chose to employ
grounded theory which is an inductive approach to exploring relatively new areas and building
theories by obtaining non-quantitative data. This inductive approach was necessary to explore the
stakeholders own interpretations of the term capacity development and operationalization of
capacity development in Pakistani NGOs. The data has been collected from the various
stakeholders working in different nonprofit organizations located across Pakistan. Data was
gathered in the form of in-depth interviews and field observations. The data gathered through
interviews was analyzed using three stages of coding activities. For obtaining further assistance
in qualitative data analysis, we also used NVivo (Version 10). The latter half of the paper examines
the implementation techniques that are practiced by Pakistani NGOs for carrying out capacity
development. The data revealed five images of stakeholders’ perception of which training is the
most widely used method for implementing capacity development activities at the individual level.
Other concepts of capacity development implementation include knowledge exchange;
partnership, networking and awareness, these models are mostly practiced at the organizational
level.
Amer Afaq, Ralph Brower, Shakir Ullah. (2020) Stakeholders Images of Capacity Development in the NGO Sector of Pakistan: A Grounded Theory Study, Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences, Volume-13, Issue-1.
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